Improvement in automatic toys



UNITED STATES ARTHUR W. BROWNE, OF BLOOMFIELD,

BERGMAN & 00., OF NEW YORK,

NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO ALTHOF,

IMPROVEMENT IN AUTOMATIC TOYS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 135,770, dated February11, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR W. BROWNE, of Bloomfield, in the county ofEssex and State of New Jersey, have invented an Improvement in Toys, ofwhich the following is a specification:

A swing has been her ate by means of clock-work in the stand and a leverto move the uprights or swing-rods.

In my toy the clockwork or train of gearing is attached to a swingingplatform, snspended by parallel or nearly parallel rods, to one of whichrods a link is connected and passes to a crank that is revolved by thetrain of gearing and the spring, and as said crank revolves thenecessary force is applied to continue the swinging movement until thespring runs down or the swing is checked in its movements. The platformremains horizontal or nearly so while swinging, and the change of anglebetween the suspending rods and the platform, as the parts swing, ismade to give motion to a figure or figures placed upon the platform orswing.

In the drawing this toy is represented by a side view. The base a isprovided with one or two standards, b, from the head of which the partsswing, there being either two or four parallel or nearly parallel rods 0c hinged at the top at 2, and at or near the bottom to the platform at,so asto maintain the platform in nearly a level position as the partsswing. Connected with the platform d isa train of etofore made toopergearing, e, spring f, and crank z, and from the crank v} a link, 1,extends and is jointed to one of the swinging rods 0 either above orbelow the connection to the platform. The position of the parts is suchthat the crank t can only turn its center when the swing is approachingits extreme movement, and in so doing gives to the swing the necessarypower or propulsion to maintain the movement.

The change in the angle between the rods 0 c and platform d, as theswing moves, is availed of to move the toy or figure of any desiredcharacter. a

I have shown the two figures with legs 0 0 secured at their lower jointsto the platform, and with arms 0" r secured at right angles to the rods0,- the arms are jointed to the body t at the shoulders, and the links8, representing the upper parts of the legs, are hinged to o and 25 sothat the whole figure appears to be moving and working the swing as therods and platform assume different angles.

I claim as my invention- A train of clock-work and revolving crank,swinging with the seat or platform to which they are attached, incombination with the suspending-rods and a connectinglink from the crankto one of said rods, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

Signed by me this 29th day of November, 1872.

. A. W. BROWNE. lVitnesses:

GEO. T. PINCKNEY, CHAS. E. SMITH.

